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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix photos

Jenson Button gazes lovingly at a pit board spelling out his world championship success as the Englishman lines up alongside Brawn colleagues for an end-of-term shot for the photo album in Abu Dhabi

Button and his model girlfriend Jessica Michibata pose for the obligatory 'number one photo' - Abu Dhabi is Button's final race in his current number 22 car - he will be in car number one next season

It's all about the baseball caps in Abu Dhabi. Lewis Hamilton is still sporting his customised world champion '08 number, Kimi Raikkonen goes for his usual eyebrow rester - while Jenson just can't stop smiling

England cricketer Andrew Flintoff is enjoying a day out at the Yas Marina circuit alongside his wife Rachel - Flintoff has been recovering from knee surgery in nearby Dubai

Flight attendants from the sponsors' airline provide a dose of glamour to the proceedings at the gleaming three-and-a-half mile Yas Marina circuit

Not only is the £250 million circuit a shiny sparkling symbol of the future of Formula 1 - it also provides a new challenge for the drivers in that it is the sport's first ever day/night race, ending under floodlights

Hamilton has slightly less fuel inside his McLaren, so the 2008 world champion needs to make that advantage count in the early stages of the race

Hamilton has scored more points than any other driver in the second half of the season and the McLaren man looks well-placed to add to his haul in Abu Dhabi - but Sebastian Vettel keeps the pressure on in his Red Bull

The light starts to fade at the Abu Dhabi track as the Red Bull's keep the pressure up on the front-running Hamilton - it emerges later that the McLaren is suffering with brake problems

Disaster strikes for Hamilton on lap 20 when a problem with his right rear brake forces him out of the race. Vettel inherits the race lead and seems very likely to keep it

Vettel seizes his opportunity with both hands and coasts into a comfortable race-winning lead. Hamilton's retirement prevents the appealing prospect of a duel between him and the young German

Vettel puts in a series of metronomic quick laps beneath the setting Abu Dhabi sun to storm clear of the field and secure his fourth race victory of the season, leading home his Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber

This photograph adds little to the story of the race - but it's such a sumptuous shot of the Abu Dhabi sun setting over the Yas Marina circuit that we couldn't resist putting it in

The changing colours of the lights on the luxurious Yas Hotel provide a spectacular backdrop as Jenson Button reduces the gap on Mark Webber in second to ensure a thrilling finale

Vettel takes the chequered flag to win the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull - the win secures second place in the championship for the lavishly-gifted 22-year-old driver

Vettel sprays the victory rose water on the Abu Dhabi podium, he is joined by his team-mate Webber who finished second and third-placed world champion Jenson Button

Button will be particularly pleased to end his campaign on the podium after a challenging second half of his campaign, it's his first top-three finish since the Italian Grand Prix in September

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